Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has exploded over the past few years, delivering a previously unimagined level of workplace mobility and flexibility. The cloud computing community on BrightTALK is made up of thousands of engaged professionals learning from the latest cloud computing research and resources. Join the community to expand your cloud computing knowledge and have your questions answered in live sessions with industry experts and vendor representatives.

What are the top concerns for storage professionals when considering cloud models? How can you realistically analyze cloud costs? How does the increase in cloud APIs affect your data and network? Join this summit to tackle these and other questions with industry experts keeping the security of mission-critical data at the front of mind.

Such has been the success and growth of the cloud in the past few years that almost every organization utilizes cloud technology today. This trend looks set to remain in 2017 with businesses continuing to adopt cloud services for business functions. In this climate, effective and efficient integration of those services will be key to an intelligent, automated infrastructure. Join this summit to learn about strategies for integrating complex applications in the cloud.

Software-Defined Networks saw increased adoption during 2015 as organizations sought to utilize SDN technologies to provide faster, more agile and scalable infrastructure. This holistic network management tool gives organizations the ability to reduce costs while applying more unified security policies. Despite this growth and benefits, there are still potential security risks and challenges with Software-Defined technologies. Join this summit to hear from leading industry experts and vendors to find out their views on Software-Defined Networking technology.

As large organizations keep up with fast-paced technological needs, IT departments have more than just hardware to worry about. Software implementations can be costly, long and can often fail entirely if you aren’t prepared. Keeping the package up to date is a full-time task. In this all-about-software summit, industry experts cover latest and greatest tools that can boost workforce productivity and increase your organization’s efficiency.

After years of IT departments scrambling to adapt to cloud technologies, most organizations have implemented cloud and virtual technologies of some sort. Now, it is time for strategic cloud initiatives to make the biggest business impacts. From building next-generation applications to utilizing the right CSB to scaling your data center and more, join industry thought leaders in a discussion on the newest cloud and virtualization developments. Wrapping up the summit is a highly-anticipated presentation by keynote speaker Neil McEvoy, CEO of Cloud Best Practices Network. Neil will be discussing enterprise cloud native applications, how to manage them, and what's next in the industry. Tune in to find out more!

The explosion of data in recent years has dramatically raised the demand for enterprise storage. With increasingly sophisticated
technologies like flash and hybrid arrays, software-defined storage and more and more public, hybrid and private cloud storage
options available, Enterprise Storage is a hotbed of innovation. Join this summit to hear about the latest trends and innovations.

Almost all organizations today are employing cloud services in their day-to-day operations. Public, private and hybrid -- all of these are powerful options for leveraging cloud computing. Which is right for you? Join this online event to hear from industry leaders on how to pick the right environment, whether private or hybrid, based on your needs.

Cloud computing continues to raise key questions; how can we encrypt the data we’ve stored; how can we monitor cloud usage; how can we provide secure access and protect the IoT; and finally how can we avoid the pitfalls of a cloud security skills gap? These are a few of the topics up for debate by our thought leaders at this Summit.

More devices are connecting to the internet every second of every day. Gartner estimates the Internet of Things will see 26 billion units installed by 2020, whilst Cisco estimate it could be as high as 50bn. This huge increase will have a major impact on network infrastructure, the cloud, storage and especially data centers. Join this summit to begin your journey into the IoT, with insights from leading experts, scientists and engineers on what is going to be one of the defining technological advancements of the 21st Century.

More devices are connecting to the internet every second of every day. Gartner estimates the Internet of Things will see 26 billion units installed by 2020, whilst Cisco estimate it could be as high as 50bn. This huge increase will have a major impact on the cloud, storage, and data security.